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The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

Explore America’s darkest period: President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee National died during the Trail of Tears, arriving in Indian Territory with few elders and even fewer children.

Release Date: February 01, 2006

Status: Released

Genres:

Documentary

History

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Cast

Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Himself

Wilma Mankiller

Herself